Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network

NOTE #1: In order to accomodate new schedules for many of our student members, the reading group will be moving to 8:00pm starting tomorrow, rather than 7:00.

NOTE #2: Mark your calendar, for the second annual pittsburgh continental philosophy conference, September 25th and 26th. Plenaries include Leswin Laubscher, Fred Evans, and The Partially Examined Life.

Join us tomorrow night as we turn from biology to neuroscience and look at the third chapter of Catherine Malabou’s What Should We Do With Our Brain?

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 8:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Looking ahead: keep your eyes open at the beginning October, for our fall reading group series on philosophy and horror. Texts will include: H.P. Lovecraft, Dylan Trigg, Eugene Thacker, Graham Harman, Georges Canguilhem, Richard Kearney and many more!

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

Join us tomorrow night as we continue our discussion of philosophy and biology. Here we will take on an excerpt of Deleuze’s, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome,” and try to figure out why Deleuze hates trees.

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Biology:

• 8/24: Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome”

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Looking ahead: keep your eyes open at the beginning October, for our fall reading group series on philosophy and horror. Texts will include: H.P. Lovecraft, Dylan Trigg, Eugene Thacker, Graham Harman, Georges Canguilhem, Richard Kearney and many more!

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

Join us tonight as we switch from a discussion of math to a discussion of biology. Here we will take on an excerpt of Canguilhem’s, A Vital Rationalist.

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Biology:

• 8/17: Canguilhem, A Vital Rationalist: Chapter 14
• 8/24: Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome”

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Looking ahead: keep your eyes open at the beginning October, for our fall reading group series on philosophy and horror. Texts will include: H.P. Lovecraft, Dylan Trigg, Eugene Thacker, Graham Harman, and many more!

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

Join us tonight for our continued discussion of philosophy and math, as we discuss an exerpt from Alain Badiou’s “Being and Event.”

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Mathematics:

• 8/10: Badiou, Being and Event, Chapter 26

Philosophy and Biology:

• 8/17: Canguilhem, A Vital Rationalist: Chapter 14
• 8/24: Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome”

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

Join us tonight for our first discussion of philosophy and math, as we discuss exerpts from Imre Lakatos’ “Mathematics, science and epistemology” and ask ourselves, what is the foundation of mathematics?, and what does a proof prove?

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Mathematics:

• 8/3: Lakatos, Mathematics, Science, and Epistemology, Chapter 1 and 4
• 8/10: Badiou, Being and Event, Chapter 26

Philosophy and Biology:

• 8/17: Canguilhem, A Vital Rationalist: Chapter 14
• 8/24: Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome”

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

Join us tomorrow for our first discussion of philosophy and physics, as we look at Meillassoux’s After Finitude, chapter 1.

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Physics:

• 7/27: Meillassoux, After Finitude, Chapter 1

Philosophy and Mathematics:

• 8/3: Lakatos, Mathematics, Science, and Epistemology, Chapter 1 and 4
• 8/10: Badiou, Being and Event, Chapter 26

Philosophy and Biology:

• 8/17: Canguilhem, A Vital Rationalist: Chapter 14
• 8/24: Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome”

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

Join us tomorrow for our first discussion of philosophy and physics, as we look at Koyré’s classic text From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe, chapter 2.

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole summer, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

Upcoming Readings:

Philosophy and Physics:

• 7/20: Koyré, From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe, Chapter 2
• 7/27: Meillassoux, After Finitude, Chapter 1

Philosophy and Mathematics:

• 8/3: Lakatos, Mathematics, Science, and Epistemology, Chapter 1 and 4
• 8/10: Badiou, Being and Event, Chapter 26

Philosophy and Biology:

• 8/17: Canguilhem, A Vital Rationalist: Chapter 14
• 8/24: Deleuze, A Thousand Plateaus: “Rhizome”

Philosophy and Neuroscience:

• 8/31: Malabou, What Should We Do With our Brain, Chapter 3
• 9/7: Brassier, Nihil Unbound, Chapter 1
• 9/14: Mark Solms, Brain and the Inner World, excerpt tbd

Free Pdfs available HERE!!!

There was a miscommunication, and I was under the impression that the group did not meet last week (I was out of town). I am happy to hear that Feyerabend was discussed. Since he has already been covered, we will move forward with the original reading planned for tomorrow. I greatly apologize for any confusion this might cause.

For tomorrow then, we will discuss Chapter 5 of Latour’s Pandora’s Hope.

As always, the text is available as a pdf HERE.

We will be meeting at 7:00pm at Tender Bar + Kitchen, in Lawrenceville (4300 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201).

Since last week was canceled, the reading group will be tackling Feyerabend this week, and pushing back further readings one week. For more information see the post below: HERE

Don’t forget, abstracts and proposals for this year’s conference (un)commons: theory and public space, are due by Wednesday, July 15th!

CFP – (un)commons